Lewes District Council news

Artwave is in full swing across Lewes district as the middle weekend of the visual arts festival approaches, promising a wealth of exciting events to enjoy.

Two Cabinet councillors are calling on the government to allow Lewes District Council to move ahead with the Local Plan amid national planning reforms which would delay its progress.

Artwave 2024 launches on September 7, with three weekends of free-to-visit exhibitions, artists open houses and studios at 164 venues across the Lewes district.

Council leaders from East Sussex have joined calls for urgent housing reform to avoid 'the bleakest future for social housing'.

Children are enjoying new swings, slides, sand pits and creative climbing frames, benefitting from the Council's playground improvement programme.

A Cabinet councillor from Lewes District Council has praised a partnership project that is working across the Ouse River catchment.

Key stakeholders are putting their heads together to bring forward more affordable homes in rural communities.

The Chair of Lewes District Council, Cllr Lesley Boniface, attended the 82nd anniversary of the Dieppe Raid commemoration, hosted by Newhaven Town Council on Sunday 11 August.

A councillor at Lewes District Council has called on supporters of the Cockshut Stream Restoration to vote for the partnership project after it was shortlisted for a top award.

Following extensive and expert repairs, a section of Westgate Car Park in Lewes has been reopened.

Lewes District Council has completed its ambitious programme to install 64 public charging points for electric vehicles across 11 of its car parks.

Projects delivered by the Development and Acquisitions Team that work within Eastbourne Borough Council and Lewes District Council, have been shortlisted for six top awards.